Spanish Grand Prix
Mercedes penalty, Spanish GP 2023€10,000 fine for parc fermé
OutcomeThe competitor (Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team) is fined €10,000 - parc fermé breach
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- What happened
- Driver physiotherapists/assistants in Parc Ferme Infringment Breach of Article 12.2.1 i) of the International Sporting Code.
- Offence
- Parc fermé breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 17 rulings in 2023: pit-lane start ×14 · +10 grid ×1 · +10s ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 9.15.1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards received a report from the Media Delegate, which was subsequently confirmed by video evidence, that the physios / drivers’ assistants of Hamilton & Russell entered parc ferme in violation of the Post Race Interview and Podium Ceremony Procedure that was published prior to the race “for the orderly conduct of the event.” Article 9.15.1 of the FIA International Sporting Code places t… full reasoning ↗
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